Prevalence of Haemosporidian Parasites in an Arctic Breeding Seabird Species-The Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata). [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2022 Haemosporida, vector-transmitted blood parasites, can have various effects and may also exert selection pressures on their hosts. In this study we analyse the presence of Haemosporida in a previously unstudied migratory seabird species, the red-throated ...
Kleinschmidt B +6 more
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The Polyphyly of Plasmodium: Comprehensive Phylogenetic Analyses of the Malaria Parasites (Order Haemosporida) Reveal Widespread Taxonomic Conflict [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 The evolutionary relationships among the apicomplexan blood pathogens known as the malaria parasites (order Haemosporida), some of which infect nearly 200 million humans each year, has remained a vexing phylogenetic problem due to limitations in taxon ...
Juliane Schaer +2 more
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Exo-erythrocytic development of Leucocytozoon parasites (Haemosporida, Leucocytozoidae) in song thrushes Turdus philomelos. [PDF]
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl, 2023 Leucocytozoon parasites (Haemosporida, Leucocytozoidae) are haemosporidians whose diversity, exo-erythrocytic development and potential vectors are the least studied. The knowledge about their exo-erythrocytic development and pathogenicity is fragmentary,
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Blood parasites in Passeriformes in central Germany: prevalence and lineage diversity of Haemosporida (Haemoproteus, Plasmodium and Leucocytozoon) in six common songbirds [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Background Avian Haemosporida are vector-borne parasites that commonly infect Passeriformes. Molecular analyses revealed a high number of different lineages and lineage specific traits like prevalence and host-specificity, but knowledge of parasite ...
Yvonne R. Schumm +7 more
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Keys to the avian Haemoproteus parasites (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae)
Malaria Journal, 2022 Background Haemoproteus is a sister genus to malaria parasites (Plasmodium), which both belong to the order Haemosporida (Apicomplexa). Parasites of both genera are flourishing in birds, however, Haemoproteus species are noticeably less investigated ...
Gediminas Valkiūnas, Tatjana A. Iezhova
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Microorganisms, 2021 Great-tailed grackles (Quiscalus mexicanus) have dramatically expanded into North America over the past century. However, little is known about the blood that parasites they support.
Andrew J. Golnar +5 more
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Morphological description and near-complete mitochondrial genome of <i>Haemoproteus (Parahaemoproteus) trarotraro</i> n. sp.: a widely distributed species reported in Brazilian falcons. [PDF]
PeerJHaemosporida are vector-borne parasitic protozoa known to be present in birds of most avian orders. However, despite their perceived diversity using DNA barcode approaches, describing and delimiting species is challenging, particularly for those ...
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Blood Parasites of Vangas and Other Corvoidea on Madagascar [PDF]
Diversity, 2022 Madagascar hosts a great diversity of bird species. This study focuses on the description of the diversity and prevalence of blood parasites (Haemosporida, trypanosomes and filarioid nematodes) in 131 blood samples of 14 species of Corvoidea, namely ...
Regina Magaña Vázquez +4 more
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Avian Plasmodium spp. and Haemoproteus spp. parasites in mosquitoes in Germany. [PDF]
Parasit Vectors, 2023 Background Although haemosporidian parasites may cause considerable health and economic problems in aviaries, there is limited understanding of the vectors transmitting them.
Köchling K +3 more
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A non-invasive feather-based methodology for the detection of blood parasites (Haemosporida)
Scientific Reports, 2023 Blood parasite (haemosporidian) infections are conventionally detected using blood samples; this implies capturing and handling birds to obtain them, which induces stress and causes pain.
Merit González-Olvera +5 more
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